Tripping down the Trail of the Dead.

… And You Will Know Them By the Trail of The Dead are kind of like Guided By Voices, or Mission Of Burma. They are a band you are more likely to have heard of, than most likely heard. They are most likely listened to by people cooler and more in the know than you.

Not necessarily hipsters… just people more in the scene.

I remember hearing about them in the 90’s , but never really hearing them. And then, a Trail of the Dead album mysteriously appeared amidst a huge trove of Jazz and Roots rock my LJ and RL friend, RockRadar, bestowed on me.

And finally, I knew them.. ok, you can guess the rest.

Psychedelic, distortion, very sort of 90’s sound. You might think of Mercury Rev as similar sounding, and worth listening to if you dig them. And they are good.. only problem is, as with a lot of psychedelic jam masters, the album merges into one giant mood swing which you can’t really pick songs out of.

I’ll have to listen to them deeper to really pick out a favorite song. Will they be in my more immediate replay list? No. But I can assure you this Trail of Dead smells sweet, and is worth going down if you want to explore some more modern prog/psych rock that by no means sucks.

And yes… it’s out alphabetical order on the blog, but deal.

Artist: … And You Will Know Them By The Trail of The Dead
Album: The Tao of The Dead
Year: 2010
Date Listened in Tour:10/18/10
Rating: ***

Best Song: to be determined.